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India's 'The Good Road' among 76 films vying for Oscar

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October 9, 2013

India_OscarLos Angeles, Oct 9: India's 'The Good Road', a Gujarati film by first-time director Gyan Correa, is among the 76 movies that will compete in the foreign language category at the 86th Academy Awards.

'The Good Road', a lost and found story of a boy in the desert of Kutch, created some uproar in India after it was chosen over more popular and festivals winner 'The Lunchbox'.

Other notable entries this year include 'The Past', Iranian entry by Oscar-winner Asgar Farhadi, starring 'The Artist' star Berenice Bejo. Farhadi earlier won the best foreign Oscar for his divorce drama 'A Separation'.

Thomas Vinterberg's critically acclaimed 'The Hunt', about a man wrongly accused by a child of molestation, is vying for an Oscar from Denmark with another Cannes favourite --Paolo Sorrentini's 'The Great Beauty' from Italy.

Pakistan's entry is Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi's 'Zinda Bhaag' that also stars Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah. Nepal has entered Subarna Thapa's 'Soongava: Dance of the Orchids'.

This year, the category has first-time countries in Moldova and Saudi Arabia. Haifaa Al Mansour 'Wadjda', about a young girl's desire to own a bicycle, is Saudi Arabia's entry. Afghanistan has entered 'Wajma – An Afghan Love Story' by director Barmak Akram.

Argentina has submitted 'The German Doctor' by helmer Lucia Puenzo while Austria, which won the foreign film Oscar last year for Michael Haneke's 'Amour' has entered Julian Polsler's 'The Wall' this year. France's official entry this year is 'Renoir' directed by Gilles Bourdos.

Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's beautiful film 'Television', is Bangladesh's entry.

Danis Tanovic, whose 'No Man's Land' won the 2002 Oscar, is in the race again with 'An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker' from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Tanovic is directing Emraan Hashmi in his next and co-produced 'The Lunchbox'.

Egypt's entry is director Ibrahim El Batout's 'Winter of Discontent', which deals with events that led up to the Tahrir Square uprising.

Celebrated helmer Wong Kar-wai's 'The Grandmaster', about the life of martial-arts master Ip Man, is Hong Kong's entry to the Oscars while China has entered Feng Xiaogang's patriotic drama 'Back to 1942'.

Japan has overlooked favoured 'Like Father, Like Son' for 'The Great Passage' as its entry.

The 86th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on January 16, 2014 while the award ceremony will take place on March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center.

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April 6,2020

New Delhi, Apr 6:  In an attempt to pump up Indians with positivity amid the testing times of coronavirus, Bollywood's most prominent actors like Akshay Kumar, Kartik Aaryan, Tiger Shroff, Taapsee Pannu, Kiara Advani, joined hands and launched a hope anthem - 'Muskurayega India.'

The song is set on the optimistic theme that sends out the message that the country will smile again if the country supports each other in the current crisis situation.

An initiative of Akshay Kumar's Cape of Good Films, the video of the song features all the lead actors of the industry including Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar, Sidharth Malhotra, Vicky Kaushal, Raj Kumar Rao, Ananya Panday, Kriti Sanon, Jacky Bhagnani, and Rakul Preet.
Curated by Jackky Bhagnani's music label JJust Music and composed and sung by the talented Vishal Mishra, 'Muskurayega India' is a symbol of India's spirit of solidarity, battling against the coronavirus pandemic.

The soulful song penned by Kaushal Kishore also features cricketer Shikhar Dhawan and famous Mumbai based Radio Jockey Malishka.
The video of the song starts with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's televised address in which he is seen assuring the country that every Indian will come out victorious from the coronavirus crisis.

The video then features all the prominent faces of the cinema industry giving out the message of hope from their balconies, terrace and other spots of their houses.

The song urges people to stay home and support the people who are working to combat the virus, like police officials, and medical practitioners on duty amid the lockdown.

A locked-down view of some of the most prominent spots in the country like the India Gate, Hawa Mahal, and Mumbai's beaches are also featured in the video.

The song also spreads the message of social distancing and washing of hands to keep the infection away.

The video ends with a rhythm of the national anthem with the celebrities standing still to honour it and finally fades away with the Indian national flag.

As the country battles the novel coronavirus, the song is an attempt to uplift the spirit of togetherness of every Indian during the unprecedented crisis.

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Agencies
August 7,2020

Mumbai, Aug 7: Bhojpuri actress Anupama Pathak has died allegedly by suicide in Dahisar East, her Mumbai residence on August 2.

The police have recovered a suicide note.

Initially, an accidental death case was registered which was later converted into FIR under section 306 (abetment of suicide) of IPC against a person and a company, the police said.

Further investigation by Mumbai's Kashimira Police is underway.

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Agencies
August 5,2020

New Delhi, Aug 5: Playback singer S P Balasubrahmanyam on Wednesday confirmed testing positive for COVID-19 with 'mild' symptoms.

The 74-year-old musician shared the information through a video message posted on his official Facebook page.

In the video, the singer detailed about having a little "discomfort" for two days, stating he had chest congestion along with cold and on-off fever, which led him to get tested for the virus.

However, he also mentioned that he could have stayed at home in self-quarantine, as advised, but did not want to put his family in danger, and hence got admitted by his own choice, to recover quickly.

"I am in good hand, I am in good health. Nobody has to worry about this. The fever has subsided, and in two days I'll be discharged and I'll be home. Thanks for the concern," he said in the video message.

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